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01 / MUSIC NEWS • Sep 17

The Two Words That Emptied Ed Sheeran’s Stage

EXPOSED VOCALS Opinion Editorial How one rapper’s “Free Palestine” turned a stadium tour inside out in a single week…

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02 / MUSIC NEWS • Sep 16

Twenty Years Later, Substance Abuse’s Overproof Gets the Reissue Its Cult Reputation Earned

Substance Abuse revisits the cult underground hip-hop album Overproof with a reshaped twentieth-anniversary edition featuring MF DOOM, Kool Keith,…

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03 / MUSIC NEWS • Sep 14

Harry Kappen’s ‘Good Samaritans’ Pushes Back Against Performative Compassion

Harry Kappen’s “Good Samaritans” centers the quiet people who help without applause, contrasting genuine service with social-media performance.

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04 / MUSIC NEWS • Sep 14

Ananda Xenia Shakti Turns a Night of Illness Into the Devotional Prayer ‘Devotion’

Ananda Xenia Shakti and Love Power the Band trace “Devotion” to a silent retreat in India and a difficult…

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05 / MUSIC NEWS • Sep 14

Studio D’Lux Walks ‘Thin Ice’ With a Cross-Generational Rock Lineup

Doug Kistner’s Studio D’Lux brings Liberty DeVitto, Keith Howland, Jason Scheff, Tom Scott, Reagan Richards and Ron Nevison together…

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06 / MUSIC NEWS • Sep 13

The 2026 Independent Music Awards Put the Machinery Behind the Music in the Spotlight

The final 2026 Independent Music Awards nominees recognize artists alongside labels, campaigns, record stores, directors, catalog teams, and the…

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07 / MUSIC NEWS • Sep 13

PravdaFest Packs Four Decades of Chicago Independence Into One Day

PravdaFest gathered a cross-generational independent roster at Fitzgerald’s, turning one day in Berwyn into a living history of Chicago…

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08 / MUSIC NEWS • Sep 13

After a Decade Between Albums, Deer Leap Return on Their Own Terms With ‘Routines’

New Hampshire’s Deer Leap will release the eight-song Routines on September 18, their first full-length since 2016 and a…

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09 / MUSIC NEWS • Sep 13

Feral Twin Begins With Oso Oso and a Promise That Every Release Matters

Hop Along drummer Mark Quinlan is launching Feral Twin with Oso Oso’s sixth album, An Exchange of Information, positioning…

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10 / MUSIC NEWS • Sep 13

PISS Turn Vancouver’s Underground Into a Debut Album Built for Resistance

Vancouver noise-punk band PISS will release you made me / skin on linen on October 30 through Sub Pop…

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11 / MUSIC NEWS • Sep 13

Four From Faust: Four Founders, Four New Albums, One Living Idea

Bureau B gives four surviving members of Faust’s 1971–74 lineup four separate albums—and turns a shared history into four…

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12 / MUSIC NEWS • Sep 13

Bad Nerves Take Aim at the Algorithm in Breakneck “Network” Video

Bad Nerves release the official video for “Network” ahead of a North American run featuring headline shows, festivals and…

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13 / MUSIC NEWS • Sep 13

All Things Go Expands 2026 DC and New York Lineups With Remi Wolf, Sierra Ferrell, underscores and Ethel Cain

All Things Go expands its 2026 DC and New York lineups with Remi Wolf, Sierra Ferrell, underscores and Ethel…

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14 / MUSIC NEWS • Sep 13

Jethro Rewinds to ‘VHS’ for a Personal Solo Statement

An Exposed Vocals artist spotlight on Jethro’s VHS, the personal solo statement that moved the Lagos-based artist beyond The…

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15 / MUSIC NEWS • Sep 13

Shatner’s ‘Enlightenmental’ Still Sounds Future-Facing

An Exposed Vocals album spotlight on Shatner’s Enlightenmental and its sci-fi-tinted Leeds power pop.

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16 / MUSIC NEWS • Sep 13

Psyvera’s ‘Lovelution’ Blends Psychedelic Pop and R&B

An Exposed Vocals artist spotlight on Psyvera’s dreamy blend of psychedelic pop, R&B, house and world-music color.

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17 / MUSIC NEWS • Sep 13

Crylord Confront Modern Warfare with Neo-Classical Firepower on “Birds of Steel”

Boguslaw Balcerak’s Crylord announce Birds of Steel, a 12-track power-metal album pairing neo-classical guitar with a stark modern-warfare concept.

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18 / MUSIC NEWS • Sep 13

Phil Vincent Returns with the Melodic Hard-Rock Range of “Passive Aggressive”

Phil Vincent previews Passive Aggressive, an October album spanning heavy guitars, reflective melodic rock and a pair of CD-exclusive…

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19 / MUSIC NEWS • Sep 13

Blind Illusion Capture Bay Area Thrash History on “Stage Flight”

Blind Illusion announce Stage Flight: Live At The UC Theatre, a limited vinyl document of their 2025 Berkeley performance…

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20 / MUSIC NEWS • Sep 13

Tommy Arch Gives Love Two Endings on “Lovehearts” / “The Cold Side of the Bed”

Tommy Arch pairs country-soul warmth with slow-blues heartbreak on a straight-to-tape double A-side recorded at Newcastle’s Polestar Studios.

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21 / MUSIC NEWS • Sep 13

Karim Panzetta Chooses Honesty Over Comfort on “Not Made for Loving You”

Karim Panzetta blends atmospheric pop and R&B on “Not Made for Loving You,” a breakup song about accepting that…

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22 / MUSIC NEWS • Sep 13

Mystic Tea Party Put Trip-Hop on the Dancefloor with “ANGELITE”

Melbourne duo Mystic Tea Party introduce “ANGELITE,” a self-produced trip-hop and alternative-pop single from their forthcoming debut album Slipstream.

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23 / MUSIC NEWS • Sep 13

Pam Ross Finds Country-Rock Heat in “Lost in Heaven”

Pam Ross turns a moonlit encounter into a country-rock single on “Lost in Heaven,” blending Americana warmth, Southern-rock energy…

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